And we can sign up for ballot tracker to get notified when our ballots were mailed to us, when they were received, and counted.

And it is freaking fantastic. EVERYONE in this country should have the option of mailing in their votes. If only we didn't have Regressives in charge, and olive branchers on the other side...

By not having this easy option, it is really telling that our government does not want us to vote.

I live overseas. My ballot was sent on the 18th of September and I still haven't received it. Fortunately, they make it easy to mark it, print it and email it back. I'm just super weirded out about not receiving it though.

And it's great. No lines, no waiting. Get your voting guide a week before, get your ballot, drink some coffee while you peruse the issues and candidates, look stuff up if you're not sure about things, drop the ballot off at the library after work.

You hear "stay in line after polls close!" Or about folks waiting 4+ hours, or it being illegal to hand out water/food to people in line and it reads like madness.

Vote by mail is so damned civilized in comparison

Heads up.

My city just had confirmed ballot theft directly out of a mail van. On video. I receive my ballot by mail, but I'll be turning it in in person at my nearest ballot drop off point.

Theft is absolutely on the fascist bingo card.

FYI for all you Oregon residents: Ballots were mailed out yesterday (Oct. 14th) so check your mailboxes in the next few days, fill your ballot out and get it back in the mail ASAP.

In CO you can mail it in or drop it off at a drop box. I have two drop boxes close enough I can ride my bike to them. Ballotrax tells me when the ballot is being mailed to me, when it's been received after I drop it off, and when it's been counted.

It's sad in 2026 this isn't the standard for the whole country.